New era at Foothill begins with athletics

School starts sports from ground up

Juan Carlo/ THE STAR Nyssa Torres (left to right), John Marcoux, Thomas Snyder, Ben Newman and Moses Bojorquez run from Ventura College to Camino Real Park with head coach Ken Reeves, trailing behind with his bike. The boys and girls cross country teams became the first teams from Foothill Technology to compete in an official athletic contest when they participated in the UCSB Gaucho Invitational on Saturday.

Juan Carlo/ THE STAR Ken Reeves, who coached Nordhoff to 11 state cross country titles, goes over the training session for Foothill Technology’s cross country teams. Reeves came out of retirement to be one of the first coaches in the school’s inaugural athletic year.

Juan Carlo

ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Members of Foothill Technology High’s cross country team participate in a spinning workout last Monday. The school has athletics

Anthony Plascencia

ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Emily Stevens hands out supplements provided to Foothill Technology by Gatorade during a presentation for student-athletes on Monday. Stevens is the school’s inaugural athletic director.

Anthony Plascencia

ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Athletic director Emily Stevens says building Foothill Technology’s athletic program from the ground up “has been the hardest thing I have ever done in my professional life. It’s been a roller-coaster ride and every day something new comes up.”

Anthony Plascencia

VENTURA, Calif. - Emily Stevens felt a sense of dread building in the pit of her stomach.

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